How to make delicious Tianjin winter vegetables

Dongcai is the most famous local snack in Tianjin. It is a dish made by fermenting and pickling the local specialty Chinese cabbage. After pickling, it can be eaten directly, made into soup or fried. Dongcai has high nutritional value and unique taste, and many people like to eat it. Tianjin Dongcai can also be pickled at home. I will write down the method of making Dongcai and share it with you, so that you can eat authentic Tianjin Dongcai without leaving home.

How to make Tianjin winter vegetables

Ingredients for pickled winter vegetables

When pickling winter vegetables at home, you need to prepare 10 kilograms of fresh, high-quality Chinese cabbage, 500 grams of edible salt, 200 to 250 grams of garlic, and about 100 grams of ginger. Then prepare a clean, sealable pickle jar.

Specific steps for pickling winter vegetables

1. Wash the prepared cabbage with clean water, then cut it into even-sized pieces and place them in the sun to dry. When the cabbage is 80% dry, it can be collected for later use.

2. Remove the skin of the prepared garlic and wash it with clean water to remove moisture. Then wash the ginger with clean water to remove the mud and sand on the surface, and then cut it into thick slices.

3. Wash the pickled vegetable jar with hot water, then drain the water, put in a layer of dried cabbage, sprinkle with appropriate amount of table salt, then put some garlic and ginger slices, then put the cabbage, repeat this process, add appropriate amount of clean water after putting everything in, and then seal the jar.

4. Place the sealed jar in a cool and ventilated place for fermentation. The fermentation will be completed after more than ten days. At this time, you will smell a light sour fragrance when you open the jar. When you want to eat it, take out the winter vegetables, wash them with clean water, cut them into thin strips, add sesame oil and you can eat it.